Re: GNOME/SLED story

["Ken VanDine" <ken vandine org>]

This is great, but I actually wish he had more reasons to choose
GNOME.  "Faster" is just one of many advantages, oh well.

--Ken

On 8/2/07, Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org> wrote:
> "He didn't have a preference when it came to Linux distributions so he
> tested a number of them. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) stood out
> for Giroux. It came with the GNOME desktop, which he regards as faster than
> most, Firefox, which is the company's preferred browser, and the Citrix
> client built-in."
>
> "Whitelaw's rollout took one weekend and users were able to adapt to Linux
> using only a one-page instructional handout, says Giroux. He adds that the
> change to Linux has reduced desktop maintenance by 20 per cent, 'and that's
> a conservative number'."
>
>   http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=44529&cid=11
>
> - Jeff
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